The Douglas Tigers will challenge the Damonte Ranch Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Douglas fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Spanish Springs on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell to the Cougars 62-57. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nevada basketball rankings (they are ranked 40th, while the Cougars are ranked sixth).
Evan Tolbert
| 01/08/25 @ Spanish Springs | 16 |
| 12/27/24 vs Westmont | 10 |
| 01/06/25 vs Galena | 8 |
| 12/10/24 vs Reed | 8 |
| 12/20/24 @ Bishop Manogue | 6 |
The losing side was boosted by Evan Tolbert, who went 6 of 11 on his way to 16 points and seven rebounds. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Kizer, who posted nine points in addition to five assists and three steals.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Damonte Ranch). They put the hurt on McQueen with a sharp 81-61 victory on Wednesday. The Mustangs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matchups by 20 points or more this season.
The win (which was Damonte Ranch's third in a row) raised their record to 8-6. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 24.3 points. As for Douglas, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last eight games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-8 record this season.
Douglas came up short against Damonte Ranch in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, falling 69-56. Can Douglas avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
